It's been some time since the old Red Robin building, at the corner of 91原创 Bypass and 200 Street, was razed.

Site preparation and building construction took a few years, but finally a new, two-storey restaurant is now set to open at one of the highest traffic volume intersection in the community.

Given the location, 91原创 residents have been watching as the building progressed.

Well the wait to see up close is over. The doors on King Tap are set to open next Thursday, April 3, at 5 p.m., announced general manager Monty Sharma.

鈥淲e're hyped to bring King Taps' signature vibes, food, and drinks to the heart of 91原创. Our team is working around the clock to make King Taps Willowbrook a neighbourhood staple,鈥� said Sharma.

He the restaurant chain is well known for creating hand-crafted pizzas and family-style share plates, plus pouring regional spirits, wines, and brews from the "community we call home."

Sharma noted there are more than 200 full- and part-time staff who have been hired to work at this location.

Early indications were that the old Red Robin building 鈥� which relocated and re-opened in the Willowbrook Shopping Centre's The Courtyard more than two years ago 鈥� would be renovated for King Tap. But ultimately, the older building was demolished and work began on this 11,000-square-foot restaurant.

This is the first King Taps location in the Metro Vancouver area, but not the last. King Taps already has two restaurants in the chain in Toronto 鈥� where the company was founded in 2017 鈥� and another location that opened during 2022 in Kelowna. A fifth location is also in the works in North Vancouver and expected to open soon in the Lonsdale Quay.